MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — A La Crosse-based health care network is completing a $14 million project that uses cow manure to produce electricity.
Gundersen Health System was set to unveil the plant at GL Dairy Biogas Farm in conjunction with the World Dairy Expo on Monday morning. The La Crosse Tribune (https://bit.ly/1rdeHtk ) reports the company’s joint power venture with Dane County kicked off near Middleton late last year.
Manure from more than 2,000 cows owned at three local dairy farms is sent to the plant, where it’s used to create methane and produce electricity. Gundersen then sells the electricity to a utility company and byproducts, such as compost and bedding, elsewhere.
Corey Zarecki, director of a Gundersen subsidiary that cultivates environmental and sustainability programs, says the company is hoping to achieve energy independence this year.
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Information from: La Crosse Tribune, https://www.lacrossetribune.com
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